Life and work

Williams was born in St Marylebone, London, the third son of painter Edward Williams

Edward Williams (painter)

Edward Williams was an English landscape painter. He was the son of engraver Edward Williams and Mary Ward, daughter of James & Rachael Ward....

 and Ann Hildebrandt.

George Augustus painted riverscapes of the Thames, moonlit landscapes, seascapes and views of Kent

Kent

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, Wales

Wales

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 and elsewhere. After having four children, George and Caroline moved to Barnes, London, within a stone's throw of the Thames, where they lived for more than fifty years.

George undoubtedly inherited his artistic talent, as did his siblings, from his father. His work, though, is distinct from that of the others in his family. His paintings were mainly exhibited at Suffolk Street as well as at the Royal Academy

Royal Academy

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 from 1841 onwards, the British Institution and elsewhere.

Williams died in Barnes, London in 1901.

Family

George Augustus Williams married Caroline and produced:

1. George Williams
2. Walter Williams (1834- 1 April 1906, Richmond, Surrey)
3. Caroline Fanny Williams (25 December 1836, St Marylebone, London - 30 December 1921, Forest Hill, London)
4. Frederick Williams

See also

• Edward Williams
  Edward Williams (painter)
  Edward Williams was an English landscape painter. He was the son of engraver Edward Williams and Mary Ward, daughter of James & Rachael Ward....
  
  
• Edward Charles Williams
  Edward Charles Williams
  Edward Charles Williams was an English landscape painter.He was the eldest son of Edward Williams and Ann Hildebrandt . He was taught painting by his father, adopting much of his style and technique...
  
  
• Henry John Boddington
  Henry John Boddington
  Henry John Boddington was an English landscape painter.-Life and work:Boddington was born Henry John Williams in St Marylebone, London, the second son of painter Edward Williams and his wife Anne . He had five brothers, all of whom became landscape painters...
  
  
• Arthur Gilbert
  Arthur Gilbert
  Arthur Gilbert , born Arthur Gilbert Frederick Williams, was a British painter from the Victorian era.-Biography:...
  
  
• Sidney Richard Percy
  Sidney Richard Percy
  Sidney Richard Percy , born Sidney Richard Percy Williams, was an English landscape painter.-Biography:...
  
  
• Alfred Walter Williams
  Alfred Walter Williams
  Alfred Walter Williams was a Victorian landscape painter.Alfred was born in Southwark, London, one of identical twins born to the painter Edward Williams and Ann Hildebrandt; the second twin, Charles dying shortly after...